Sweet berry juices are absorbed by a cushion of simple-to-prepare drop biscuits in a dessert that's made for the season.
Recipe information
Total Time
35 min
Yield
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients
For biscuits
For filling
For cream
Preparation
Make biscuits:
Step 1
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
Step 2
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk and stir just until a soft, sticky dough forms.
Step 3
Drop dough in 6 mounds about 2 inches apart on an ungreased large baking sheet and bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer biscuits to a rack and cool to warm, about 10 minutes.
Make filling:
Step 4
While biscuits bake, gently mash half of berries with 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl, then stir in remaining berries.
Make cream:
Step 5
Beat cream together with sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until it holds soft peaks.
Step 6
Carefully cut biscuits in half horizontally and arrange 1 bottom half, split side up, on each of 6 plates. Top each with berries, whipped cream, and other half of biscuit.
